8 Movies Starring Yuanyuan Gao

Spicy Love Soup

Spicy Love Soup

Basic Info:

Countries:

China

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (231 Reviews)

Director:

Yang Zhang

Cast:

Writer:

Shangjun Cai

Yi'nan Diao

Fendou Liu

Peter Loehr (story)

Yang Zhang

Fullplot:

'Aiqing mala tang' ('Spicy Love Soup') starts with a young couple eating sweet (or sour) and spicy soup from a two-sided bowl shaped in a Yin and Yang pattern. Until the couple's wedding at the end of the film, 'Aiqing mala tang' intermittently shows six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy. And, you'll taste all those emotions from this contemporary Chinese film 'Aiqing mala tang'.

Beijing Bicycle

Beijing Bicycle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-04-25

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

France, Taiwan, China

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3721 Reviews)

Director:

Xiaoshuai Wang

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Peggy Chiao

Hsiao-ming Hsu

Danian Tang

Xiaoshuai Wang

Fullplot:

Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Guei arrives from the country: toothbrushes, hotel foyers, and Qin, a rich neighbor in high heels, dazzle him. He gets a job as a messenger. The company issues him a bike, which he must pay for out of his wages. When it is stolen, Guei hunts for it. A student, Jian, has it; for him, it's the key to teen society - with his pals and with Xiao, a girl he fancies. Guei finds the bike and stubbornly tries to reclaim it in the face of great odds. But for Jian to lose the bike would mean humiliation. The two young men - and the people around them - are swept up in the youths' desperation.

Spring Subway

Spring Subway

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-28

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

(342 Reviews)

Director:

Yibai Zhang

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Shanghai Dreams

Shanghai Dreams

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-03

Languages:

Mandarin, Shanghainese

Countries:

China

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

(855 Reviews)

Director:

Xiaoshuai Wang

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Xiaoshuai Wang

Fullplot:

In the 1980s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families leave Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country, in order to develop local industry. The film's main character is a 19 years old girl who lives in the Guizhou province, where her parents have settled. That's where she has grown up, where her friends are and where she first experiences love. But her father believes that their future lies in Shanghai. How can they all keep on living together when they don't share the same dreams ?

City of Life and Death

City of Life and Death

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-22

Languages:

Mandarin, English, Japanese, German

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (8011 Reviews)

Director:

Chuan Lu

Fullplot:

In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-03-31

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (945 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Genres:

Romance

Cast:

Writer:

Ryker Chan

Jevons Au Man-Kit

Ka-Fai Wai

Nai-Hoi Yau

Fullplot:

An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own.

Blind Detective

Blind Detective

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-07-04

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1881 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Ryker Chan

Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay)

Nai-Hoi Yau

Xi Yu

Fullplot:

A cop is forced into early retirement due to retinal damage. But after witnessing a bank robbery along with a female inspector - who believes he has acute senses - they team up in hope to solve the case.

But Always

But Always

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-05

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (229 Reviews)

Director:

Snow Zou

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

A snapshot of young love in the 1970s: two school friends, growing up in Beijing, both with different backgrounds and different families. As time progresses their relationship grows and so too do their families. Separated, they lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, but now having to face the fact that they both have established lives and established loves. Nicholas Tse and Gao Yuanyuan star in this intimate and moving portrayal of two people falling in love again after being separated by time and distance and deciding whether their present love or a future love will triumph.

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